def test_requests_get(self): with mock.patch('forager.requests.get', return_value='some good stuff') as requests_get: forager = Forager() result = forager._requests_get('a url') self.assertEqual(result, 'some good stuff') requests_get.assert_called_once_with( 'a url', headers={'User-Agent': forager._user_agent}, timeout=forager._request_timeout, verify=False )